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Municipality finance under Ex-Im Bank's Sub-Sovereign Program, for projects such as water and waste management, were discussed; Sofia and Varna, Bulgaria, and Zagreb, Croatia, are among the cities already eligible.</font><br/> <br/> <font size="2">- Andrew L. Yarrow, Editor, <i>Ex-Im Bank News</i></font> </p> <p class="pagesubhdr2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Export Opportunities in<br/> the following sectors:</font></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="seceuropeproj1.cfm">1. Municipal Infrastructure</a></font></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="seceuropeproj2.cfm">2. Power, Oil & Gas</a></font></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="seceuropeproj3.cfm">3. Environmental</a></font></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="seceuropeproj4.cfm">4. Transportation</a></font></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="sephotos.cfm"><strong>Photos from SE Europe Conference</strong></a></font></p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <p><font size="2"><br/> </font></p> </div> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Updated: July 9, 2004</font></p> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" background="/web/20080221214312im_/http://www.exim.gov/images/rightshim.gif" valign="top"><img src="/web/20080221214312im_/http://www.exim.gov/images/rightshim.gif" height="1" width="30"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20080221214312im_/http://www.exim.gov/images/curve3.gif"></td> <td colspan="2" align="center" background="/web/20080221214312im_/http://www.exim.gov/images/spacer_bottomContent.gif"><img src="/web/20080221214312im_/http://www.exim.gov/images/tagline.gif"></td> <td><img src="/web/20080221214312im_/http://www.exim.gov/images/curve4.gif"></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#3C883B" colspan="2"> </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#3C883B"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr bgcolor="#073770"> <td><img src="/web/20080221214312im_/http://www.exim.gov/images/curve8.gif" width="22" height="21"></td>  <td width="90" align="center" style="width: 90px;"></td> <td><p style="color: #FFFFFF;">|</p></td> <td width="105" align="center" style="width: 105px;"><a href="/web/20080221214312/http://www.exim.gov/website_guidance/privacy.cfm" class="nav">Privacy</a></td> <td><p style="color: #FFFFFF;">|</p></td> <td width="130" align="center" style="width: 130px;"><a href="/web/20080221214312/http://www.exim.gov/website_guidance/sitemap.cfm" class="nav">Site Map</a></td> <td><p style="color: #FFFFFF;">|</p></td> <td width="95" align="center" style="width: 95px;"><a href="/web/20080221214312/http://www.exim.gov/website_guidance/accessibility.cfm" class="nav">Accessibility</a></td> </tr> </table></td> <td><img src="/web/20080221214312im_/http://www.exim.gov/images/curve5.gif" width="30" height="21"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#404040"><img src="/web/20080221214312im_/http://www.exim.gov/images/spacer.gif" height="16" width="1"></td> </tr> </table> <script language="JavaScript" src="/web/20080221214312js_/http://www.exim.gov/includes/js/menus.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </body> </html>

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